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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 680
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0